Data Center Operations Lead - Facilities & Uptime

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited; Lappeenranta; On-site; EUR 78,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shares scheme

Bonus scheme

Pension

Travel expenses covered

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited is seeking a senior facilities leader to oversee operation, maintenance, and performance of mission-critical data center infrastructure across Europe, delivering world-class uptime and sustainability.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team of engineers and contractors, manage budgets and vendor contracts, and drive continuous improvement in reliability, capacity planning, and safety compliance while aligning with energy efficiency and PUE targets.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience within critical facilities, mission critical operations or data center environments with at least 3 years leading technical teams
• Strong knowledge of critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure including UPS, generators, switchgear, HVAC, chilled water, BMS, DCIM and CMMS platforms
• Experience developing maintenance strategies, operational procedures, root cause analysis and reliability programs within 24/7 environments
• Strong understanding of HSE compliance, risk management, contractor management and regulatory standards
• Experience managing operational budgets, maintenance contracts, vendors and capital improvement projects
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills with a proactive, operational mindset

Responsibilities

• Lead the operation and maintenance of critical infrastructure including UPS, generators, switchgear, HVAC, chillers, CRAH and CRAC units, BMS, fire protection and electrical distribution systems
• Lead and develop facilities engineers, technicians and contractors while ensuring safe, reliable 24/7 operations across the data center campus
• Own incident response, root cause analysis, preventative maintenance programs and operational procedures including SOPs, MOPs and EOPs
• Drive operational excellence through KPI reporting, capacity planning, reliability improvements, infrastructure expansion and continuous improvement initiatives
• Manage maintenance budgets, vendor performance, service contracts and procurement of critical facilities equipment and services
• Ensure compliance with HSE regulations, operational standards, audits and sustainability initiatives including energy efficiency and PUE optimization

Skills

Data center operations

Leadership

Budget management

HSE compliance

Maintenance strategies

Root cause analysis

Contractor management

Vendor management

KPI reporting

Capacity planning

Regulatory standards

Job description

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited is seeking a senior facilities leader to oversee operation, maintenance, and performance of mission-critical data center infrastructure across Europe, delivering world-class uptime and sustainability.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team of engineers and contractors, manage budgets and vendor contracts, and drive continuous improvement in reliability, capacity planning, and safety compliance while aligning with energy efficiency and PUE targets.